One image-based factor proposed by the Gestalt psychologists was that areas lower in the field of view are more likely to be perceived as figure
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Gestalt psychologists studied how individuals perceive and organize visual information.
One concept they explored was figure-ground perception, where our visual system differentiates between the main object of focus (the figure) and its background (the ground).
Regarding the image-based factor proposed by Gestalt psychologists, they suggested that areas in the field of view that exhibit distinct or contrasting features—such as differences in color, texture, brightness, or shape—are more likely to be perceived as the figure.